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How to migrate content from a network drive or synced OneDrive folder into SharePoint using the SharePoint Migration Tool.
Prerequisites
Hardware
- CPU - 64-bit quad core processor
- RAM - 16 GB
- HDD - 150 GB free space (Solid State recommended)
- High Speed Internet connection
- Windows 10
Permissions
- Read access to the files to be migrated
- Site Administrator account for the SharePoint site files will be migrating to
Instructions
- Download and install the SharePoint Migration Assessment Tool
- Download and Install the SharePoint Migration Tool from Microsoft's site
- Launch the SharePoint Migration Tool
- Click Next
- Sign-in to O365 using the account that has Site Admin priviledges to the site files will be migrated
- Select File Share from your mapped drive or your OneDrive folder in the OneDrive Client NOTE: OneDrive folder needs to have the content on the computer, not just in the cloud
- Choose top folder to migrate to the SharePoint site. Click Next.
- Enter the url for the Sharepoint site NOTE: Don't include the part of the url that follows the site name (i.e. Sitepages/Home.aspx)
- Choose the destination document Library from the drop-down
- Select the Gear icon in the upper right of the Window and select desired settings, then click Save File migrations with different settings should be done separately
- Select Add
- Repeat steps 6-8 for each folder to migrate.
- Click Migrate
- When fished click Yes or No as appropriate if you want to save to run for incremental runs
- Click Open Report to review for any errors.
- Click Close
- Visit the SharePoint site and check that the files have been migrated to the desired Library as expected.
Environment
- Win 10
- Network Drive
- OneDrive
- SharePoint Online